Crime reporter murdered

Eliseo Barrón Hernandez, a veteran crime reporter for La Opinión in Torreón was kidnapped from his home in the presence of his wife and daughters. His body was found dumped in an irrigation canal, with signs of torture and 11 bullet wounds. One of the last stories he wrote was on the firing by the police chief of Torreón of 302 cops for ‘loss of confidence.’ (Universal 5/26, Reforma 5/27)